#2B99A4#2B99A4
#2B99A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.096 H 204.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B99A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 153, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 6.7%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.01, -26.23, -14.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.01, 30.01, 209.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.8% -0.0871 -0.0405) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.8% 0.096 204.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0854, 25.9741, 39.1224) |
| Luminance | 0.2598 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.68
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.12
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.19
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.40
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.40
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B99A4 #A4362B
analogous
#2BA473 #2B99A4 #2B5CA4
triadic
#2B99A4 #A42B99 #99A42B
tetradic
#2B99A4 #732BA4 #A4362B #5CA42B
square
#2B99A4 #732BA4 #A4362B #5CA42B
split-complementary
#2B99A4 #A42B5C #A4732B
monochromatic
#123F43 #1E6C74 #2B99A4 #3FC0CD #70D0D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#2B99A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#2B99A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B99A4
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B99A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B99A4 | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C93A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B86A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b99a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 153, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.096 204.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b7bf',
500: '#2b99a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b99a4; $custom-light: #78b7bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b99a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 153,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.455,
"s": 58.454,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62796,
"c": 0.09603,
"h": 204.9
},
"luminance": 0.25976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B99A4
secondary
#C1726A
accent
#5446E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081